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The FDA is considering additional warnings on beer and alcohol bottles, such as: WARNING: consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not. WARNING: consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like an *censored*. WARNING: consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell the same boring story over and over again until your friends want to SMASH YOUR HEAD IN. WARNING: consumption of alcohol may cause you to thay shings like thish. WARNING: consum
Younger Woman Less Likely to Stop Using Alcohol and Tobacco during Pregnancy Although there have been drops in joint use of tobacco and alcohol with pregnant woman, the rates still remain at a constant level. Younger woman are as likely as older woman to use alcohol and tobacco, but are less likely to stop using alcohol and tobacco during pregnancy. Pregnant woman 18-20 years old have remained unchanged at 4 % from the 1980's, when it comes to using tobacco and alcohol. "We cannot
Alcohol Alcohol is one of the most used and misused drugs known to man. One reason alcohol is misused is because it is accepted in society. People drink to be sociable. Many restaurants offer some form of alcohol on their menus. Alcohol is usually included at celebrations or family and social gatherings. Alcohol affects the nervous system by slowing the body's functions. The effects that alcohol has on the body depends on the age, body weight, and the amount a person drinks.
Alcohol was a very bad thing for me to do. But I decided to do it anyway. It got me in all kinds of trouble. Like the time I got kicked out of my house. That was real hard trying to live on my own and support my alcohol addiction. But I finally went to A.A.A. and got my life back. Thank God!! But then i had to get off the drugs and that was a very hard thing to do seeing how the parents of my friends used to give me the drugs if i gave them sex that was a very bad experince for me. but I
Alcohol Teenagers in society today have a different outlook on life. They mature at a faster rate then we realize. Many teens start experimenting with alcohol at the young age of thirteen and fourteen (Alcohol and teen drinking Aug 21, 2000). Some start even earlier if they have parents that drink or an older sibling that abuses alcohol. It is known as the cool thing to do when you are young and immature. It is also known as the wrong and immoral thing to do. This is the reason why so
Topic: Alcohol should be banned Thematic Statement: Alcoholism is a major problem in the United States because it is a socially acceptable drug. I.Introduction: A.Alcohol is built into our social system. 1.It is used for any and every occasion a.Weddings b.Birthdays c.Holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving. B. It is the most Legal and Lethal drug available. C. The abuse of Alcohol costs over $85 billion annually in lost productivity. II.Body A.Effects of Alcohol on human
It can take as little as one ounce of alcohol for a child to suffer from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. This is the leading cause of mental retardation in the Western World. It is now widely accepted by nmedical authorities and researchers that women who drink during pregnancy can adversely affect the development of their unborn infant. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome can be traced back as early as Aristotle's Problemata when he said, "foolish, drunken, or hare-brain women for the most part bring forth
Teenagers and Alcohol “Spank them moderately and send them to church and don’t give them anything to drink until they’re 18, and that’s about all we can say.” This advice was given by the Associated Press to parents of teenagers regarding the topic of alcohol. The facts have shown, however, that this is not all parents can say or do. So people believe talking to children about alcohol will make them more curious and more prone to using alcohol. But studies have shown that chi
Drinking and driving involves the continued or compulsive use of alcohol drinks while operating a car. Drinking and driving has many causes and effects. One of these causes may be thatthe person does not realize they are drunk. Another cause may be peer preassure, or that the person thinks is cool to be drunk. Drinking and driving also has many effects. One of the most common is death, It can also cause legal and family problems. Alcohol is an intoxicating substance made by distillati
Drinking and Driving is dangerous to yourself and others around you. Alcohol is a depressant, it impairs your ability to drive, slows down your reaction time and causes you to make some risky decisions that you wouldn't normally take. The penalty for Drinking and Driving is Driving Under the Influence (DUI). If your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) registers over .08 which is 80 miligrams of alcohol per 100 mililitres of blood, you are Driving Under the Influence. After having one
Alcohol EssayMac Broad1999/01/27 There are many different reasons why teenagers start drinking. These reasons include: experimentation, popularity, and depression. Experimentation is one of the leading factors of teens starting to drink, because they're very curious. Teenagers also have a need to fit in, so to become popular, they think they have to drink alcohol. Depression leads them to drink as well, because it drowns out thier depression for a short time. It's quite disturbing,
Alcohol and other Drug Education Writing Assignment The most important thing that I have gotten out of participating in the Alcohol 101 CD ROM is that one should be responsible with life. The CD reinforced my thoughts on the lack of respect for life drinking and driving involves, as well as all of the shown predicaments. All of the people that the CD focused on had a lack of respect for one another. They were irresponsible and their situation was predicted by their personality. The
Binge drinking Many college students see alcohol as a way to loosen up and to party, but what many of them don t know are the dangers of binge drinking. Binge drinking has a gender-specific definition: five drinks in a row for men and four drinks in a row for women. Binge drinking has many negative consequences that can be both physical and emotional. Alcohol is a depressant, meaning that it slows down the nervous system. When one drinks, the alcohol goes into the stomach and small intes
No one can drink and drive safely. Alcohol is a depressant. It affects all the cells of the body, especially the brain central nervous system. As a result, alcohol dulls your memory concentration, insight, perception and judgements. The move alcohol in your blood, the more your driving errors increase. You will react more slowly. You will erratically speed up and slow down. Your ability to brake and steer is impaired. Your response to any unusual emergency situation is impaired. In general, yo
Drinking and Driving is dangerous to yourself and others around you. Alcohol is a depressant; it impairs your ability to drive, slows down your reaction time and causes you to make some risky decisions that you wouldn't normally take. The penalty for Drinking and Driving is Driving Under the Influence (DUI). If your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) registers over .08, which is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, you are Driving Under the Influence. After having one drink it take
On June 16, 1920, the Volstead Act was passed. The Volstead Act controlled the sale, production, and drinking of an alcoholic beverage containing more than 0.5 percent alcohol. The prohibition act was set up because the crime rate was very high. Many people blamed alcohol for the problems. With the prohibition act in place, many thought that it would lower crime. Supporters of prohibition believed that it would also lower poverty and death rates and reduce the number of rats in the stree
Alcohol consumption has been an issue across college campuses for many decades. College students have made alcohol the representation of student life at colleges throughout the nation. Students believe that getting intoxicated is necessary to make their college experience unforgettable. It was reported in a recent study that just one in five college students does not drink at all (Facts). Numerous studies and surveys regarding alcohol consumption amongst college students have been conduct
Teenage drinking has become one of the largest social issues among young people in America today. Although more than half of high schoolers drinks on a regular basis, the problem is that they are not aware of how dangerous alcohol can actually be. The reality is that alcohol is often the cause of many problems among these teenagers. Simply put, alcohol ruins many young peoples lives, and is now of the most serious problems young people face. Drinking and driving is one large problem often
Alcohol is often not thought of as a drug. This is because its use is common for religious and social purposes in most parts of the world. It is a drug, however, and compulsive drinking in excess has become one of modern society's most serious problems. Drinking heavily over a short period of time usually results in a "hangover" - headache, nausea, shakiness, and sometimes vomiting, beginning from 8 to 12 hours later. A hangover is due partly to poisoning by alcohol and other components of t
Alcoholism Alcoholism-An overwhelming desire to drink alcohol, even though it is causing harm. Alcohol is a drug. In the United States alcoholism is the most widespread form of drug abuse, effecting at least 5 million people. About one third of high school students in the US are though to be problem drinkers. Many already may be alcoholics. A person who is dependent on alcohol is called an alcoholic. Drunk drivers account for one half of all fatal automobile accidents each year in the US. A
The Best Choice of Alcohol A good alcohol is determined by several factors. One of the most important is how the alcohol is made. The process by which an alcohol is made determines the quality of flavor and smoothness. Both these qualities will be very high in a premium alcohol. Because both of these characteristics are what people are looking for in an alcohol, it is important to make a careful selection. After all, many drinks can be smooth, but at the same time lack good flavor. A go
Experiment #2 Chem 272 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND In the biosynthesis of ethanol, sucrose (C12H22O11) is hydrolyzed to fructose (C6H12O6) and glucose (C6H12O6) by yeast, which contains invertase, an enzyme. The monosaccharides are then catalyzed by zymase. Zymase is a collection of enzymes that are found in yeast and catalyze the individual steps in converting glucose and fructose to ethanol and carbon dioxide. · Pasteur's salt solution is added to increase yeast growth and also
Alcohol Alcohol is a drug, but unlike most of the other drugs, it is socially accepted and is legal. Alcohol is bad for you and does have long term affects associated with it. Such as the long addiction to it, effects on the body, and the social interaction effects. Alcohol, and alcoholism is common in America, but drinking is more common around kids. Social drinking, a term kids and drinkers have come accustom to, is defined by one standard drink per hour, and no more than 3 per day
Can you get the health benefits of wine without the alcohol? Red wine is making a lot of news lately for its positive benefits on heart health. Doctors believe it may even be responsible for the so-called French paradox -- people in France eat high-fat diets, but have lower rates of heart disease than Americans do. One reason red wine seems to have beneficial effects is that it contains chemicals called flavonoids, which appear to help prevent heart disease. Researchers in California found t
Great controversy surrounded the 1920 s, Prohibition of alcohol in the United States. Since this time, it has been debated on as to whether the Prohibition of alcohol should be reinstated. There are so many reasons why alcohol should be prohibited, and yet, so many reasons why alcohol should stay legalized. For many years alcohol production, sale, and consumption has been legalized, but during the years 1920 to 1933 alcohol was prohibited. Should alcohol be prohibited? Lets see the reason
In today s world, teenagers are faced with many choices and have to make decisions that can and will often affect the rest of their lives. The consequences of alcohol use must become a reality among teenagers. Drinking alcohol can and will impair a wide range of skills necessary to perform daily tasks. Impaired speech, motor skills, reaction time, and walking are all results of the consumption of to many drinks. Nothing comes out good when drinking alcohol. Youth, drinking and driving, an
Alli Kelly Drugs in Society Drugs and Alcohol in the Life of Celebrities So you think most celebrities have such “perfect” lives? You are wrong. Many celebrities appear to have “perfect” lives with all the money, popularity and friends they have. But for many celebrities money, popularity, and friends just isn’t enough. Many celebrities don’t find happiness in their “perfect” lives and turn to drugs or alcohol as answers. Jani
Teenagers problems Today in the modern society, there a lot of problems, especially problems related with teenagers. A lot of factors influenced in this situation. For example some teenagers felt lack of love from their parents. Another factor is the lack of education because of poverty. In most of the cases the problems deal with drugs, alcohol, prostitution, teen pregnancy, depression, etc. Drugs between teenagers is the most serious problem, because it causes a change in the beh
There are many reasons why campus life has the problems that it does today. One of the biggest problems is student alcohol abuse. Many college students' lives are ruined because of drinking and abusing alcohol. Drinking alcohol is said to cause young adults to drop-out, fail school, practice unsafe sexual acts, commit crimes such as rape, and unfortunately, even commit suicide. So, who is responsible for all of these negative occurences caused by drinking and abusing alcohol? Is it the col
Old Enough Over the past couple of years, the views of many people have changed considering the drinking age. We are now living in a time when teenagers are forced to handle more responsibilities than in the past. Which is why the state drinking age should be lowered to the age of 18. Of course there are many reasons why a parent or guardian would not want their child to consume alcohol. There are certainly many risks involved with the consumption of alcohol. However, there are certain
The Affects of Alcoholism Drinking for many starts as a seldom habit. We may drink for strictly social reasons, but for some the problem becomes uncontrollable. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn demonstrates the affect alcohol has on Huck. But, alcohol affects more than just one person it affects a whole community. In our society alcohol doesn’t just affect the alcoholic but there is an unbelievable impact on the family and friends. For about 9,000,000 Americans alcohol has beco
The Role of Marlowe s Excessive Drinking Throughout the book The Big Sleep the character Marlowe is a detective working in Criminal Justice. This job seems to bring about a lot of stress to Marlowe, and in order to cope; he turns to drinking which relaxes him. Although he is an alcoholic he still is able to function and get his investigations done. He is a functional alcoholic who abuses alcohol constantly and has a great desire for it for various reasons. Some of the reasons that may be di
Alcohol is a drug, but unlike the other drug , marijuana, cocaine, heroine, and probably all the others for some reason this is socially accepted and is legal. Alcohol is bad for you and does have long term affects associated with it. Such as the long addiction to it, effects on the body, and the social interaction effects. Alcohol, and alcoholism is common in America, but drinking is more common around kids. Social drinking a term kids and drinkers have come accustom to, social drinking is de
Heroin, LSD, and marijuana are prohibited in the United States today, in part on the ground that they are dangerous and in part on the ground that they serve no useful medical purpose. The prohibition of the barbiturates, the nonbarbiturate depressants, and the minor tranquilizers despite their potential hazards is rarely suggested even by antidrug extremists; their unquestioned importance as medicines stands in the way. But what about alcohol? Should it not be banned on the same grounds
Nowadays, despite warnings about smoking and drinking we can easily perceive advertisements about cigarettes and alcohol. Both of these substances are harmful for human health and create tortuous effects, after abusing them. All of us know that smoking results to addiction to nicotine, ulterior lung cancer, and it is very hard to quit smoking. Cigarettes comprise a step to drugs, according to researches. Moreover, alcohol incurs alcoholism, an afflictive phenomena nowadays that smites
Educating the Drinker Alcohol is a drug, a very popular drug. Alcohol has been around for a long time, and people have always enjoyed its effects. Many people have passions for alcohol, some people have refrigerators filled with beer, and many others are wine connoisseurs. Alcohol always seems to liven up the party. But no matter what your preference is, alcohol can be very dangerous when combined with the operation of an automobile. If you can remember only a few things from this pape
A class is chemical compounds, all if which consists of chemically bonded atoms of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen all alcohol molecules contain at least one hydroxyl group. When people say alcohol they usually think of beer, wine, or liquor, but there are several types of alcohol. An alcoholic beverage is a drink that contains ethyl alcohol. They are mostly made of grains or from grapes or other fruits. There are two main groups fermented and distilled drinks. Fermented drinks contain from fiv
Alcoholism Alcoholism is a very serious disease in volving alcohol beverages. It often affects a lot of people and their families. I will discuss the symptoms of alcoholism, the effects of alcoholism and the treatment of the disease. It is a very serious disease. Alcoholism has been often been thought of as a symptom of a psychological or social problem, or as a learned, behavior to cope with the everyday problems peoples lives. More recently alcoholism has become recognized disease of
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome My report is on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, or FAS. During the next four paragraphs I will explain the cause, effect, prevention, and common misconceptions of FAS. FAS is a somewhat common disease in babies. One out of every hundred babies have FAS, and there is a prevention for it. The best prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is to not drink at all during pregnacy. Although many test’s have been conducted that show one drink a day during pregnancy did no
Alcohol is a drug and, like all drugs, it has an effect on a person’s body and mind. Because drinking alcoholic beverages makes some people feel more alive and more outgoing, alcohol is sometimes seen as a stimulant. In fact it is a depressant, and slows down the central nervous system, of which the brain is a part. Small amounts of alcohol can affect a person’s coordination and judgment. Drinking a large amount of alcohol at one time can even cause death. Alcohol is estimated t
There are some 14 million people in the United States and 1 out of every 13 adults are considered alcoholics or at least experience drinking problems to some degree. Most people just don’t understand the consequences of drinking. Alcoholism is a disease and unless something is done, more and more will be affected by this dangerous drug. A bad withdraw from this drug can lead to death, not even heroin results in death as many times as alcohol. The majority of people see al
Young Adults and Alcohol Dr. Stewart Comp106-005 The drinking age in the United States is a contradiction. At the age of eighteen, one can drive a car, vote in an election, get married, serve in the military and buy tobacco products. In the United States you are legally an adult at eighteen. An eighteen-year-old, however, can not purchase alcoholic beverages. The minimum drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one in the United States. Unbelievably, the United States citizens trust thei
Entering the Field of Alcohol Teaching our youth of today about the consequences of alcohol would be beneficial to many young teens. In colleges today students like myself enter a whole new ballpark with alcohol, by being surrounded by other teens that drink and party on a daily basis. Getting so intoxicated students become violently ill, or are sent to hospitals to get their stomach pumped. All this leads to information that these students are lacking, because their parents didn t teach h
Drugs and Alcohol are a major problem on college campuses all over the world. Many college students participate in drugs and alcohol on a weekly basis and even daily basis. What goes through their heads when they participate in these substances? Why do they choose to take part in substance abuse? Is it because they want to get away from reality or is it just because it is the thing to do? Could it have to do with the way a person is brought up? Students have high levels of stress and anxi
Drinking Age Why has America had so many problems with underage drinking? I think that there is way too much underage drinking by young adults in America. On the other hand, I don’t believe that it is their fault. I feel, that the lawmakers should lower the drinking age. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1986 forces states to enforce the legal age of 21 years old or lose matching highway funds. Alcohol has been around since the beginning of time and its not going to disappe
Issues on lowering the drinking age When one turns eighteen in the U.S, they can drive cars, fly planes, marry, vote, pay taxes, take out loans and risk their life as a member of the U.S. Armed forces, but it is illegal for them to drink. Why do young adults have the liberty to do everything else besides drink at the age of eighteen? Turning eighteen comes with adult responsibilities as well as privileges. The drinking age should be lowered to eighteen. It is necessary to educate te
As children, littlegirls have one common dream: to have children. Playing house with their friends and playing with their babydolls have become the most frequent games played by little girls in hopes of one day being a mom themselves. At that age, even at older ages, girls do not think of the consequences that come with getting pregnant and having a baby. Neither do they think of the time and money it takes to raise a child, nor the possible diseases or possible birth defects. One of the most
Should alcohol production, sale, and consumption be prohibited? I think not. For hundreds of years, man has had choices choices pertaining their food intake, their living quarters, and their life mates. Whether or not to consume alcohol has been a choice that man has had through recent history and is a choice which I believe should remain just that a choice. There has been only one period of history where alcohol purchase and consumption was limited. During the 1920 s, specifically 192
Should alcohol production, sale, and consumption be prohibited? I think not. For hundreds of years, man has had choices – choices pertaining their food intake, their living quarters, and their life mates. Whether or not to consume alcohol has been a choice that man has had through recent history and is a choice which I believe should remain just that – a choice. There has been only one period of history where alcohol purchase and consumption was limited. During the 1920’s, spec
PROHIBITION The Volstead Act of 1919 was the law that made the sale of alcoholic beverages illegal, supporters of this act thought that this would make the country better as a whole. They said this law would lower crime rates and would increase the health of Americans. This law did the exact opposite of what they expected, overnight this law created a black market that lead to the rise of organized crime. The health of people who drank alcoholic beverages also decreased because th